S*1107(Rat #0359, Act #0326 of 2006)  General Bill, By Hawkins
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-17-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE THAT A
 SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY GIVE CREDIT AS A WORLD LANGUAGE TO A PUPIL WHO
 SATISFACTORILY COMPLETES A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND TO
 PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THESE TEACHERS. - ratified title

   02/01/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-32
   02/01/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-32
   03/28/06  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education SJ-13
   03/29/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/29/06  Senate Amended SJ-22
   03/29/06  Senate Read second time SJ-22
   03/30/06  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-8
   03/30/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-37
   03/30/06  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-37
   03/30/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/17/06  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-8
   05/18/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/24/06  House  Amended HJ-58
   05/24/06  House  Read second time HJ-60
   05/25/06  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-13
   05/25/06  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-191
   05/31/06         Ratified R 359
   06/01/06         Signed By Governor
   06/09/06         Copies available
   06/09/06         Effective date 06/01/06
   06/16/06         Act No. 326

(A326, R359, S1107)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-17-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY GIVE CREDIT AS A WORLD LANGUAGE TO A PUPIL WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETES A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THESE TEACHERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

American Sign Language as world language credit

SECTION    1.    Section 59-17-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-17-130.    (A)    The board of trustees of a school district may grant credit as a world language to a pupil who satisfactorily has completed a high school course in American Sign Language. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, American Sign Language awarded as a world language credit may be used to satisfy the foreign language credit requirement specified in Section 59-39-100.

(B)    The State Department of Education shall determine the required qualifications for teachers of American Sign Language and shall develop academic standards to be approved by the State Board of Education.

(C)    Nothing in this section may be construed to require South Carolina four-year colleges or universities to accept courses in American Sign Language to meet the foreign language admissions requirements set by the institution."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 31st day of May, 2006.

Approved the 1st day of June, 2006.